Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17


II ghat theV hsd so gracslessiy REIN i
pushed Bat vhsn little more than /
i-csde had been see mplished. and the /
FFsser river excitement had been fol |
lsved BY only partial development Of |
bGtlsh Columbia; when Victoria, IN q /
single seas n, e1 cred the list Of emp0 |
Rams Of the Pacific and outstTipped |
every American center Of trade on the /
san Francisc> alone exceps |
ed. We had learned too late how cruelty
Ue had been dsceiyed- Daring shat
sh0rt, eventual year it vas made appa
cent that. had the United States then
possess SO muoh of Vancouver Island
as vss south OF the fsrty-ninth paral-
lei, the ports Of Esqaimals and Victoria
wsuld alone have secured ell the sub
stantial results and profits Of the Fra.
ser river excitement, as al auxiliary 10
he advancement OF the American
Northwest Such advantages to q ma
lion cannot be measured ~ dollars and
Cents. and all must oonoede that in 1876
It would have proven economical 20
nave maintained, at all hazards, the
line Of fosty-nine degrees westward 70
the ocean. even though. for the sake Of
oati0nal adjustment of prolonged coz
troversy, the Governments should have
consented to rsllnqzish the continent
and island north OF said parallel.
AMERICAN DESTINY TIE EXCLUSIVE AND
HOMOGENEOUS INSTRUMENTATION
OF NORTH AMERICA.
The rsannexatio6 Of that island and
British Columbia at any reasonable cost
8 nov desideratom. The resnnexa
ton is essential 10 the success Of the
true and future mission Of the Uaited
States American destiny ultimately
means the entire, exclusive, h0moRene-
Gus Americaniz alton of North America,
Vith but one nationality exercising SOW
sreign powers.
Foremost among the agencies to effect
that ''eSnsummatiOp 90 devoutly TO be
Wished" ia the exclusive mastery 81 the
commerce Of the Pacific, cSnstit ting
the United States as tae Great Western
Power without a contestant. Such re-
suit would interpoee continent as the
barrier between the Essfern European
Powers and the riches Of India and the
south Pacific, except hy ths transit of
Eastern continents and seas All tempts-
ton 10 those Powers to scqairs terri
tory apon this continent would be Re
moved, and no cause whatever would
remain for European intervention IN
American aft airs. As the good Wash
iueton expressed il: when We may
choose peace or var, ss cur interest,
guided b. justice, shall counsel"
The Monroe doctrine Was but the
enunciation o. Il is q eoFy OF tie AmsTi
san future. Revived In the seqaisitIOu
Of Alaska, tbs American people will ret
aeaiH consent that this vital keynote Of
American supremacy apo1 tbs Ameri
san continent shall remain a mere nto-
oisn obstrnotioR. Departure from il. in
1916. permitted the Fraser River excite
nent twelve years later. 20 Sseome the
means Of reviving the vitality and
measuFably prolOnging the duration of
now he last European fs5 bold 90 the
Pacific. Yet the time may rot be dis
tant whaH that exception must cease 70
exist. British Columbia viii vet be re
sonstraot.d by Rrsvltating to toe Amer
loan OREGON, Of which II was formerly
a constituent portion We we're mt
able in 1876 to reach noFthvard to our
legitimate line of 81 deg 40 min, bet
nov that historic landmark is stamped
a. a boundary of American territory.
Is is seain our lise. aad With Alaska as
4 too weight IL will be pressed down
TaFd, Ueeting the upward expaHsion OF
Puget Souud development. Bstveep
these two approaching strata OF Ameri- /
csnizatiou. British Pacific So remaey
will be SOU lched cut and the confirm
iiy OF Americas Pacific boundary be |
attained, bringing with il the exclusive |
control OF the Empire Of the Pacific. |
the commerce Of Asia and the S0utbsrs |
Oceau. As a consequence, British /
America east Of the Rocky Mountains |
measurabiy loses iis vtlue ss a oonstit
ent OF the British Empire.
FRASER ETvER EXCITEMENT A SCHEME TO |
PKBPETuATE BRITISH CONTROL
OF NORTHWEST AMERICA.
The most insid.0us and potential
essay - defeat AueTIcan ecRirol OF the /
great Northwest. vas set en- foot il
1886 7 s, BY the late Sir James Douglas, |
10 & series OF measures, chief among |
xhiea. for bolduess Of conception, sue.
oessful inauguration, Widespread at |
'raesiveness, univFrsality OF RESPONSE
and important subsequent results. was
toe Fraser River excitement. A careful
examination of events Of which Il Il
tbs historic sggFes ate, will satisfy the
NEST sseefioal that that vigorous
minded Britou had cor cefved the idea
Of mailing Victoria British rival Of |
san Frsucise0, establishing "a il base
or feeder a province or coloAy il British
Oregon. IL viii equally appear that
Fraser River gold did not ''paD," aud
that the country vas proclaimed as q
geld region and hcehs- fee granted for
mining within IL upon the strength OF
principally made by Iodiah
natives, and because Governor Douglas
sould not rssiizs WAY gold should aos |
be extensively diffused In British Ore
pom 80 Waii IS elsewhere thr nQhaut ths
Pacific Slope. Foriusat " fer him aad
ia oonfe Fsrs thas the then unknown
md unsntic pAled riches OF Cariboo
nd Oassiar have since rescued tie
Fraser River exoitsment and its authors
rom as deep an ooloquy a. attended a
noted predecessor, the ''Soath Sea Bah
Dle." Bot the D0uelss scheme was not
ne rely al advertisement Of the exis,
nee q gold. HIS e5ntswplgssd pro
ct Vas the srestion Of British 70 ser
,a the Pscife Cosst. The gold was
at an allarensnt TO draw popalatios.
0 attrsc attention. 10 Invoke tue Brit |
ID Government and n4tlon TO ok to
,s territory on she Pacific, and perpsta-
ss its lodgmsut there. or abandon TIE
anne 10 its rival. the United States
h fore proceeding 90 dsssil the Incl
suts 81 that sxoitsuent. Il bee3mss
sssniisi - ~rceiat the then coudi
iou (ls57l Of VAneC1Ver Island aud the (
djaseEs British territory upon the con Z
nsnt. Tbs latter was 10 tue sole en-
y ment aud occupation ~ the Hudson =
as Company undsF ice - Of trad
rRntsd bs the British CroEn. NAV 30. |
-. vhish expired May 30. 1883, zud
hich exc eied therefrum al otaer
IRISH snbjscts. Eanc5agsr Iland vas
I'D By tue same eomuauy nCdsr
rsxt for ia settierneut jan. - is49. j !
hisa was absolute until me exgiry II
e Determination u tie liaeDss Of
-sds, after Sniab Il might eoBtin1e ~
] sueb tine as th- Governments recalled |
F, upoE payment 70 Iha onlpany Of a
AN sq1sl e. - outlay, aud tie Inc Of
le ess....lssa meas, property and 4 ct.
2 10 tbIs peri =, tn- ssstismsut cr thu
land uNder tha snsJfees q toe co.'s
aHy bad proved a failure, bus tnis was
; mash s'tfiuatabls 90 tbs restrictions
lnfalura - ste rzn-, a. - tie policF /
Z tie coEnp@ny. TIE gr=ut EIsd 40 !
ate aud eX~rbiiant pfIee psE ACRE